Dassault M.D.315 Flamant

Amicale des Avions anciens de la Drôme

The aircraft was dispatched at Issoire-Le Broc to take part to an airshow. The crew already completed several low passes and presentation to the public (about 8,000 people). At the end of the afternoon, the crew approached the grassy runway to perform a new low pass when the aircraft went out of control, overturned and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed. Crew: Jean-Louis Escoffier, pilot, Gérard Launois, pilot.

Musée Aéronautique Français

The twin engine aircraft was carrying three crew members who were taking part to a cinematography mission at Montceau-les-Mines Airport. Following several low passes completed successfully, the aircraft was approaching runway 27 for a new low pass. At a height of about one meter with flaps and landing gear up, the aircraft struck a hedge where took place three photographers and cameramen. Following the first impact, the aircraft overturned and crashed in an open field, coming to rest upside down. All three occupants as well as all three people on the ground were killed.

French Air Force - Armée de l'Air

The twin engine airplane was performing a liaison flight from Dijon-Longvic AFB to Romilly-sur-Seine on behalf of the 2nd Squadron. Upon arrival, the airplane landed on its belly, slid for dozen meters and came to rest. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft registered 141 (2-HK) was damaged beyond repair.

French Air Force - Armée de l'Air

Two Dassault M.D.311 Flamant of the French Air Force deparated Toulouse-Francazal Airbase on a combined exercise on behalf of the Groupement École 316. Both aircraft were carrying four crew members. Over the region of Aubiet, both airplane collided in unclear conditions and crashed in an open field, killing all eight crew members. Crew: Cpt Artigue, Lt Durrieu, Lt Soubeirat, Lt Fosse, Adj Beaufrère, Adj Truche, Cpl Mauge, Cpl Vogel.

French Air Force - Armée de l'Air

Two Dassault M.D.311 Flamant of the French Air Force deparated Toulouse-Francazal Airbase on a combined exercise on behalf of the Groupement École 316. Both aircraft were carrying four crew members. Over the region of Aubiet, both airplane collided in unclear conditions and crashed in an open field, killing all eight crew members. Crew: Cpt Artigue, Lt Durrieu, Lt Soubeirat, Lt Fosse, Adj Beaufrère, Adj Truche, Cpl Mauge, Cpl Vogel.

French Air Force - Armée de l'Air

Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all five occupants.

French Air Force - Armée de l'Air

En route from Aix-en-Provence to Toulouse, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Monze. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed. They were attached to the Groupement École 316 based at Toulouse-Francazal Airbase. Crew: Cpt Patrice Bourguignat, Lt Aimé Barberis, Lt Serge Guilloteau, Sgt Jean Celle.

French Navy

The crew was completing a liaison flight from Hyères-Le Palyvestre Airbase. While cruising in misty conditions, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located northwest of Solliès-Toucas, Var. The wreckage was found near the Saint-Hubert convent. All three crew members were killed. Crew (Escadrille 3.S.): EV Jean-Pierre Besson, Mt Ollivier, SM Barrel.

French Navy

Shortly after takeoff from runway 17 at Cannes-Saint-Cassien Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height. It nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion about one km from the runway end. It was destroyed by a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed, among them Vice-Amiral Pierre Lancelot who was en route to Paris-Le Bourget Airport after a FAMMAC meeting in Cannes. Crew (11S Squadron): Cpt Vauchez, pilot, Lt Le Mentec, pilot, M/Sgt Georges Tisserand, mechanic, M/Sgt Jean Boullie, radio operator. Passenger: Vice-Amiral Pierre Lancelot, Head of Staff of the French Navy.

French Navy

The crew was performing a training sortie from Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël NAS. En route, in unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed on the rocky slope of a mountain located about 9 km north of Sainte-Maxime. All six crew members were killed. Crew (10S Squadron): Aloïs Rabain, navigator René Tosello, Roger Falcou 3.

French Air Force - Armée de l'Air

The crew (two engineers and two pilots) were performing a local test flight in Mont-de-Marsan Airbase on behalf of the Centre d’Expériences Aériennes Militaires (CEAM). After completing several circuits, the crew was returning to the airport when he encountered technical problems with the nose gear that would not come down. The pilot continued the approach and the aircraft eventually landed on its nose, slid for several yards and came to rest. All four crew members were unhurt but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair. It accumulated 51 hours and 35 minutes of flight. Next tests were transferred on the Dassault M.D.312 Flamant registered 140.

Avions Marcel Dassault - Groupe Dassault

Belly landed somewhere in France while performing a test flight for the manufacturer Avions Marcel Dassault.